Manager, Application Development

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Full Time - Pharmacy Fellow Coraopolis, PA, US

The Manager, Application Development provides strategic and tactical leadership for the design, development, implementation, and support of application development, and integration solutions for Vanscoy Rare Pharmacy (VRP). Reporting directly to the Director of IT, this role serves as a technical leader responsible for application development and management, managing application integrations, supporting business intelligence initiatives, and overseeing development environments across the organization.

The Manager works closely with pharmacy operations, leadership, manufacturers, technology partners, and third-party vendors to design and implement solutions that improve operational efficiency, reporting accuracy, workflow automation, and regulatory compliance.

This position serves as the primary technical liaison between the company and it’s Managed Service Provider (MSP ) for proprietary software systems workflow development initiatives while maintaining responsibility for all VRP-specific proprietary software development, configuration, enhancements, and support activities.

The Manager will also be responsible, in collaboration with the MSP, for maintaining and administering all development, testing, staging, and production environments while ensuring proper software development lifecycle (SDLC) controls, deployment standards, change management procedures, and platform stability.

Additionally, this role will support the organization's evolving AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation initiatives by identifying opportunities to leverage emerging technologies while maintaining appropriate governance, security, compliance, auditability, and human oversight.

• Design, develop, and support custom software applications, APIs, integrations, and automation solutions supporting pharmacy operations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Develop integration solutions between proprietary systems, pharmacy dispensing platforms, Snowflake, CRM platforms, manufacturer systems, shipping systems, and other third-party healthcare applications
• Support application modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Develop reusable frameworks, APIs, and services to improve development efficiency and system interoperability.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between Vanscoy Rare Pharmacy and Rare Med Solutions (MSO) regarding proprietary software platform development, enhancement requests, issue resolution, roadmap planning, and system optimization.
• Coordinate, prioritize, and manage proprietary software development initiatives with Rare Med (MSO) development teams while ensuring alignment with business priorities and operational requirements.
• Perform hands-on development and configuration activities within proprietary software, including workflow creation, process optimization, automation development, user interface enhancements, data mappings, and system customization to support pharmacy operations.
• Analyze operational workflows and identify opportunities for proprietary software workflow optimization, automation, efficiency improvements, and enhanced user experience.
• Develop and maintain integrations between proprietary software and internal or third-party systems, including Care Tend , reporting platforms, data warehouses, telephony systems, shipping systems, and manufacturer reporting solutions.
• Participate in proprietary systems architecture discussions, technical design reviews, testing, deployment planning, and release management activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve proprietary software-related application , integration, workflow, and data issues while providing technical guidance to business stakeholders.
• Maintain technical documentation, configuration records, development standards, and change management documentation related to proprietary software development activities.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for proprietary software platform capabilities and provide recommendations for future enhancements, scalability, and operational improvements.

• Allocate a significant portion of time to hands-on…